On 6 November, the European Commission published its yearly report on the State of the Energy Union Report, a key assessment of Members’ progress in meeting climate and enerrgy goals, the Coalition for Energy Savings reports. For energy efficiency, the EU report reconfirms the positive reduction of primary energy and final energy consumption between 2022 … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, November 9-10, 2025
Category: adaptation
Latest EEA review of national climate adaptation actions in the EU
While European countries have made substantial progress in planning for climate adaptation, and with adopting policies, the latest European Environment Agency (EEA) review of national climate adaptation actions published today highlights that implementation and evaluation need to be significantly strengthened to ensure actions effectively address the escalating climate risks Europe faces. Europe’s adaptation policies … Continue reading Latest EEA review of national climate adaptation actions in the EU
Energy in Demand News, November 2-3, 2025
Bill Gates marked his 70th birthday on October 28 “by lobbing a hand grenade into the global climate finance debate, just as governments prepare to convene for the COP30 summit in Brazil, in the words of a Financial Times newsletter this week. Bill Gates said: “I urge everyone at COP30 to ask … is the … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, November 2-3, 2025
New UNEP report updates the cost of adaptation finance needed in developing countries
Amid rising global temperatures and intensifying climate impacts, UNEP’s 2025 Adaptation Gap Report: Running on Empty finds that a yawning gap in adaptation finance for developing countries is putting lives, livelihoods and entire economies at risk. In 2021, rich countries vowed to spend more to help poor countries adapt to warming. That goal is unlikely … Continue reading New UNEP report updates the cost of adaptation finance needed in developing countries
New EEA briefing on the vital role nature-based solutions play in forest management
Nature-based solutions are key to reducing Europe’s growing risk of forest fires and to making forests more resilient to climate change, according to a briefing published this week by the European Environment Agency (EEA). How to make European forests resilient to wildfires by working with nature Fire has always been part of the natural … Continue reading New EEA briefing on the vital role nature-based solutions play in forest management
Energy in Demand News, September 28-29, 2025
Trump to World: Green Energy Is a Scam and Climate Science Is From ‘Stupid People’ That was quite a headline for the New York Times account of President Trump berating everyone at the UN General Assembly this week… everyone who fell for “the greatest con job ever perpetrated”, the carbon footprint “hoax” and the “green … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, September 28-29, 2025
Canada’s auditor general wants to know whether the federal government is doing a good job protecting its assets from the increasingly severe impacts of climate change
Natasha Bulowski writes on the National Observer website that Canada’s auditor general is raising alarm bells about the federal government’s preparedness for the impact of climate change on its infrastructure. This is an important warning that should be made in all countries. Is it in yours? Billions in federal buildings, roads and other assets … Continue reading Canada’s auditor general wants to know whether the federal government is doing a good job protecting its assets from the increasingly severe impacts of climate change
Shocking number of households in Britain cannot afford heating this winter
In an ITV news item, more than two million households plan to not use their central heating this winter. Those who live alone are the most likely to avoid using the central heating but 5% of households with young children will not be turning on the heating. Is this a British issue or is it … Continue reading Shocking number of households in Britain cannot afford heating this winter
Energy in Demand News, September 7-8, 2025
As we are decarbonising our economies, electrification become more and more important. A Financial Times newsletter this week, however, notes that EU member states are set to miss a deadline for linking their electricity grids more closely. “By the end of this year, EU member states should have increased cross-border transmission capacity — the maximum … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, September 7-8, 2025
Understanding the EBRD’s Regional Energy Efficiency Programme
The OECD has recently prepared a case study of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development’s REEP. It is available on the OECD website. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development’s Regional Energy Efficiency Programme Energy efficiency is key to both climate change mitigation and adaptation, and is relevant to all end-users (households, corporates, … Continue reading Understanding the EBRD’s Regional Energy Efficiency Programme
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